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Friday 12 April 2013

The American Candy Conundrum

I have a sweet tooth, a really, really bad sweet tooth at that. There's an old fashion sweet-store here that I adore and recently they've gotten in a selection of American "candy" Needless to say I had to get some to sample as the likelihoods of me being in American anytime soon is quite slim. All the candy featured below where not the cheapest,. each costing between €2 and €4 a pack. Here's what I've tried and my thoughts.



Twizzlers.
These are so loved and I always hear people ranting and raving about how lovely they are. In all honestly, I thought they tasted like out of date Calpol if it where infused into licorice. They are rubbery in texture and plain horrible. Not at all to my tastes.


Milky Way Bar - Simply Caramel
We have these here too and I adore them. The one I tried had no soft nougat  but inside was filled with creamy (and rather sticky) caramel which was so tasty. They're really high calorie (unlike the nougat ones here) at 250 calories per bar but I swear if I could get more, I'd eat them by the box.

Wonka Nerds.
These are actually quite easy to get here these days and I have had a tiny box of them before in primary school (We had an American basketball coach) I love sour sweet lately and so chose a packet of Amped Apple and Lighting Lemon flavored Nerds. The are lovey, really. They have a nice sour flavor but not too extreme. They remind me of Millions which are almost the same except really chewy. I will certainly buy more and certainly try different flavors.



Hershey's Chocolate - Milk and Cookies n' Creme
I've eaten quite a bit of Hersey's, bought for me from America by friends/family and I'm of two minds about it. Hershey's Milk is horrid, plain horrid. The chocolate has an odd taste about it but perhaps that's because I'm so used to the creamer texture of Cabdurys - almost a stable food in the Irish diet. The best description I've heard of it is that it's like dog treat chocolate. I do love their Cookies n' Creme variety though. It's smooth and has a lovely bite to it. I buy these a lot in town (The Euro store where doing a deal of 3 for €2) My one huge complaint is that the chocolate is dreadfully thin.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
These are my least favorite of anything I've tried. I usually love things that are nutty flavored but these are just vile.Again I dislike the taste of the chocolate and the filling is even worse.


Twix: Peanut Butter.
As you've read above, I don't really like peanut butter so I didn't expect to like these at all. I did however, love Twix PB. It's the exact perfect combination of crunchy biscuit and peanut. The bars are very rich though so i only had one and I let my mother try the other. She thinks they're rather sickly but the peanut is a nice difference to the normal chewy caramel. I do wish they sold them here as I certainly buy more! On another note, is there some sort o love affar between American sweet makers and peanut butter or am I missing a link here....?

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
I loveeeee cookies and I've rather fallen in lust with Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough ice-cream. I bought these with the idea that the dough would be even a little bit like that of the dough in my beloved ice-cream but sadly it's not to be. The dough is a lot harder, nice still but not very (how shall I but it broadly...?) doughy. The chocolate isn't very nice either and I think that it may be just the taste of American milk chocolate I have a problem with rather than the actual chocolate. Otherwise, they're nice and I still have half a box to scoff later. 

So that's what I've tried so far. I wrote this over a period of time (while I adore sweeties, I'm not that unhealthy to try everything in one day. My poor metabolism isn't that fast) and since starting, our sweet shop has gotten in a huge order of loads of US goodies including Pop-tarts (surprise, surprise  I've never, ever had a pop tart) and cereal and other sweetie treats. i'm going to continue my sweet quest. 
Now, if you've read all this, I have a challenge  What are your favorite International "candy"? If you're not from Ireland, have you tried any of our sweets and if so, what's your thoughts?


Until next time,
Órla xo

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Wednesday 13 February 2013

Art is the Weapon Against Life as the Symptom

Art is something different to everyone and I think that's it's universal charm. For me art is something - maybe music, a piece of theater, a photograph or a sentence that captures your heart and transports you to the very inner of you emotions. It's a release and a vital way of capturing the beauty or even uglyness of a situation. I think that's why I'm so entrailed by the theater. When I'm watching a play or on stage or even helping out in the wings, I feel so much more alive. To me art is about participation. When you sit in the audience of a show, you're enveloped in a story. When you look at a painting or photograph, you wonder what the artist was thinking when they creating the piece and sometimes even similar emotions are evoked. The same can be said for a song or piece of music When you read a story, you almost feel as though you know the characters and the settings. Art is so much more then something that we look it, it's all around us.

Sometimes a artist comes along that really moves you. Art can tell a story but it can also highlight a plight. A few years back I stumbled across Austrian-Irish artist Gottfried Helnwein (quite literally) when his artwork The Last Child was displayed close to where I live. At the time I was quite shocked by the almost graphic images of child soldiers banishing guns, all in white and pale faced. I was old enough to understand the underlining theme of the art work, but still felt a little unnerved walking past the pieces everyday  Last year, I found pictures of the display online and I felt a whole new wave of emotion for the art. I saw the images as much more then just pictures. They where a symbol of the loss of innocence,  of the hardships so many young people go  through today, of war, of pain and of loss. It's amazing how a few years can change your perspective on things.





In the last week or so I've seen these photos going around Tumblr and I'm instantly transported back to be mesmerised walking about town and moreover creeped out (we could see the top picture from our classroom window and we where all a little wireded out by her huge eyes) Now I see the contrast between innocence, the good versus the evil.

I've spent a bit of time looking up various Gottfried Helnwein pieces online and I dare he say he's not afraid to use hard hitting images that verge on the controversial  He regularly focuses on young children and uses the medium of war as a contrast to the idyllic world of the child. Helnwein's work encapsulates themes as far ranging as religion and martyrdom to enslavement, innocence, war and Nazism. He certainly is a very talented artist and really makes me love realism as an art form.He speaks to our spirit of revolt and shows us the beauty in the disillusioned and harsh world of reality  You can see more of his work here on his site or by searching his name on Google Images.

Orla xo

P.S Sometimes my brain runs away with me and I need to channel. Ignore my stretching sentences and liberties with expressions and phrases that probably make little sense. Somewhere inside my head they do.

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Thursday 7 February 2013

Take me to the movies!

This year is a good one for film lovers like me, with a whole host of great movies being released. Here and some of the films I can't wait to see in the coming months. (Some of them have been released abroad previously but, since Ireland is the back of beyond.... we sometimes have to wait)


Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World: I'm fully invested in the Avenger!verse (as I shall call it) and I cannot wait to see what happens next. I adore Robert Downey Jr and I think he's slowly becoming Tony Stark.

The Big Wedding:  What a cast. The trailer had me in stitches and it looks like it's going to be a great hit. Plus I have a bit of a soft spot for Ben Barnes. Here he plays the Spanish speaking adopted son of Robert Di Nero. Need I say more? (Actually, I do quite love Amanda Seyfried after her Les Mis stint as Cosette.)

The Great Gatsby: I love, love, love time period dramas and am currently loving the 20s and 30s more and more for their beautiful and elegant fashions. This film's already been influencing the fashion world and I can tell I'm going to love it. I've sadly never read the book but I shall as soon as I've finished my current list of books!

Side Effects: Jude Law, I once again declare my love for thee. Here he stars alongside Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta Jones in a provocative thriller about a new drug's twisted side effects. Seems like an interesting plot.

Cloud Atlas: I started this book today and shall be seeing the film on the 22nd. I cannot wait. The trailers make it look stunning and reviews are raving about the cinematography (even if there is some conflict about the use of race.....) Personally I think it's a thrilling story and the cast is full of hugely talented actors.

Oz: The Great and the Powerful. Any take on the Wizard of Oz story is one for me. I like envisioning things from new angles so it should be interesting to see where the director takes this. Trailers are once again very inciting.

The East: I think the concept for this is one that hasn't really been explored that much in film (well.... in well made, feature film) Freeganism is a concept not many are familiar with and I think that makes the film even more exciting and thrilling to watch. It's really a subject I'd like to learn more about and so will probably read up about soon. Previews are great and I really love how the trailer is edited. It's time for a good  anarchist film!

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Wednesday 6 February 2013

Victor Rolf and S/S '13


I have to admit that while I adore the big fashion houses like Dior and Channel, my heart will forever lie with Victor and Rolf. While I can't afford any of their designs (one day perhaps) I adore their perfumes especially Flowerbomb. Their Spring/Summer collection is probably one of my favorite I've seen in a long time.




It seems V&R are keeping with the current Black and White invasion and I adore these two toned dresses. I've always been a lover of B&W and especailly stripes and it seems that this summer, I'm in for a treat!

I love the avant-feminine look here (that's not a word... but it should be) The mixture of the sweet feminine looks, with the more masculine jacket and suit look is really, really interesting. It seems that the androgynous look of last season is mellowing.

Bows and Metallic.... swoon. I would love a (cheaper) shorter version of the top skirt in perhaps a metallic silver.

In general, I'm loving all this flowing material. I especially love the mixture of dark and light - Black is not a usual colour that's prominant in summer but there's something about this collection that I think can make it fit. Victor and Rolf - you've captured my heart again. You can see the rest of the the line here

What's your favorite fashion house and what trends and you loving for s/s?

Órla xo
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Tuesday 22 January 2013

Tips and Tricks - Final exam and how to survive them.



I'm in no way a fan of the Irish college system. Quite frankly the CAO system exerts far too much stress and strain on young people. I survived my Leaving Cert (just about) having spent the year under horrible stress and having more sleepless nights and I can see the general understanding is that the final year of secondary is by far the most difficult. I managed to make the most of the year however and came out with 515 points (out of 625)!  As college decisions near and exams get closer - here's my little tips to get through the year and get the best out of your exams.


  • Sleep is your friend. You can't work when you're tired or sleep deprived (believe me, I've tried) Try and get as much sleep as you can and don't stay up all night cramming for school tests especially. You can only do your best and being sleep deprived isn't going to help anyone.
  • Listen. Its that simple. I've been asked on a number of occasions how I got my points in my exams and all I tell anyone is that I listened. You remember 20 percent of what you hear compared to 10 percent of what you read. You'd be surprised what you can pick up without even realizing. I had a question in my Biology exam that I hadn't studied but on the day I remembered something my teacher said and BANG got he answer! It's simple but if you don't listen, you won't learn. 
  • Podcast are saviors for language students. I listened to Irish and French podcasts on the way to and from school everyday. You pick up phrases and pronunciation when you hear the words repeatedly. I'd recommend Radió na Life and Youtube have some good French vids you can convert to Mp3s.   
  • Make study plans and try to stick to them. Choose topics to do every day and do them . it makes the end of the year easier when you've covered things!
  • To follow on from the previous points, languages are tough. I'm not the best at French or Irish but I tried my best and passed both at higher level. Practice  practice  practice  Start speaking groups at lunch time and speak with your friends in said language as often as possible. try watching tv and films in the language too. Emerging yourself in the language is the easist way to learn something  I watched Irish news everyday and regularly watched TV5 when I was doing my written homework at night. 
  • Don't be afraid to ask teachers for extra time to get homework done if you're feeling under pressure. Exam years are horribly stressful and when you're trying to juggle 6-8 subjects, it's horrendous. Teachers are human too and have been through exams too. Ask nicely and explain the situation. It can relieve a bit of pressure from you and most teachers will be happy to oblige a day or two extra. 
  • Do coursework in plenty time and don't leave it to the last minute  I handed my LCVP coursework in the day it was due and spent most of the day before finishing it in a blur of stress and panic. You're given a long amount of  time for a reason! For subjects like Religion, choose a topic that your interested in. Doing your research won't be so daunting then and you might actually be able to have fun doing it. It makes it easier to get a good grande if you're talking about something with passion and true interest. 
  • Repeat revision. You've heard it in school but repeating things make them stick. Study things over and over again every few weeks and by the actual exams, you'll be better off and studying will come a bit easier.
  • Don;t be afraid to take breaks. Studying all day mashes your brain sometimes. Take breaks away from your study area. Talk to a friend, go for a jog or read for a bit. Your mind will be clearer and you'll get so much more done. 
  • Phones and iPods aren't helpful at all. We're all attached and have heard people blagging on an don about them being distractions but it's true. put them away. You can live without them for the few hour you're studying.
  • Ask questions. If you don't understand something - ask. Sometimes you mightn't get something covered in class but if you ask teachers to explain after, they con become clearer. Don't be worried about annoying with 9 trillion silly questions on the same topic. If it gets you to understand, your teacher won't mind!
  • Most schools have organised study during the evenings and most holidays. Do it. it can cost but it helps force you to study. If you get put sitting next to people intent on making noise (I sat next to a 3rd year with a rather loud blackberry and a laugh like a jackhammer) don't be afraid to tell them to be quite. Getting your study done is probably far more important then the silly conversions that happen in study. 
  • Try and attend school as much as possible. Loads of people take the final week for a study week but without focus, you can sometimes just spend the time staring at books. Same goes to study days.
  • Use study periods to study and not sleep. You'd be surprised how much homework you can do in 40 mins or even how you can get ahead on study. 
  • In regards to college applications/CAO's - don't let people make your mind up for you. I had a guidance teacher who was putting silly ideas into my head and confused the hell out of me. Research what courses you're interested in doing (and research it well.) If needs be, contact the college and ask to speak to course leaders. If you can go to open days and speak to someone on the course. Don't be afraid to ask questions no matter how silly they sound.
  • Furthermore, Gap years aren't all that terrible. If you don't have the money to go to college straight-away or if you just want a little break, go for it. I'm on a gap year this year myself. I've gone and gotten myself a job so that next year I can afford college. Be sure to have an idea of what you're doing for your gap year however. After the first month or two of forever lazy day, the bliss suddenly starts to wear and you'll be dying to do something. 
  • Finally, don't stress too much. At the end of the day, failing or doing bad at something is not the end of the world and you can always repeat the year or the subject. 
I know these are all points that have been made before but they do help. Best of luck to everyone sitting exams this year!

Orla xo
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Saturday 12 January 2013

Sudddenly - My Les Miserables review




My first experience of the giant that was Les Miserables was in primary school. I must have been 9 or 10 and had a teacher with the most angelic voice and admiration of music. She thought us Castle on a Cloud and after a while (and half a year of singing it over and over) I grew tiresome of it. At that age I didn't understand how beautiful and heart-wrenching a song it really was. We where never told the story or it's context. A few years later when I was around 11/12, I saw a school edition of the must loved Hugo novel and I suppose that was the moment I fell in love with it. This story filled with so many conflicting emotions made an impress on little me. From then on it's been a love affair with the oh so famous story. When I first heard a few years ago that production companies where wanting to make a film of Les Miserables, I got very excited. Finally a screen version that might do it justice. In the meantime I watched the 10th and 25th  on repeat, along with countless youtube videos. Waiting, waiting, waiting.Alas the film is finally out and I ran to see it last night (opening night) In a full theater, buzzing with excitement and anticipation I was finally going to see the film that has been so much hyped. I must admit I loved it; The film's a beautiful representation of The Brick. 

The opening is a bit rushed in my opinion. For someone who doesn't know the story, it would be quite disorientating but I suppose Tom Hooper did need to inject some pace to keep the more wandering attentions contained. The scenery is incredible and makes me want to visit France! Look down is spectacularly filmed and Huge is unrecognizable in his convict get-up. Colm Wilkinson is a joy as ever and I think it was a great show of respect to have him be the honorable Bishop. (His version of Bring Him Home makes even my dad teary. He's fantastic) I also adore the use of steady cam. I'm a huge fan of this style of filming because I think it captures so much more emotion and makes it feel as though the audience are watching something live rather then on film. Kudos Mr Hooper. 

In general, Hugh Jackman plays a great Jean Valjean. He's full of emotion and heart and really captures the ex convicts terror and stress as he maneuvers life. Valjean's Soliloquy was done fantastically. Jackman captures Valjean's torment and horror perfectly. My dear mother's first reaction on hearing this was "I didn't know HE was Irish...." and I have to say he does seem to have what could be considered a tiny bit of an Irish twang when he sings this.  I was annoyed they didn't add Valjean's robbing of the young boy's coin because I think it's quite important in showing how degraded his character has become. It would have only taken a few seconds but I suppose in movie time, that's forever. 
At the End of the Day shows us the nitty gritty of France's underworld but as I've said before I think it was a bit slowly paced. When you do watch it however, you can see the musical reasoning behind that - it gives us a bit more details and time to show real-life clearly. The factory scene is filmed well and I love the clarity of the setting.

Here we meet Fantine (played spectacularly by Anne Hataway) With very little screen-time  Anne steals the stage per say and damn does she have a set of lungs on her! Her downward spiral is shown so well and as Lovely Ladies continues, we see Fantine becoming more and more distressed  I think doing the time passing here was a great way to keep the pace and show her life and it's horrors. By the time we get to the closing of the song ('Come on captain, you can wear your shoes.....") Hataway really and truely convinces us of how much Fantine has given up. The sorrow in her voice is so evident and this is heartbreaking. Hataway's stand-out moment by far is I Dreamed a Dream and without doubt, this is the reason she's gotten so many award noms in the past few days. Hooper could have gone for a spectical but choose (correctly) to tone it down and focus purely on Anne's face throughout the entire song. Anything more would have ruined the beautifully gut-wrenching vocal. If she doesn't get an Oscar, it;s a farce! At the end of her song, a lone lady in the cinema stood up and cheered and I think I whould have too if I where not so engrossed in the film. Skipping  a bit forward, I loved Cosette's appearance in Fantine's death scene and showed a mother's love never dies. 

We may have to briefly  address the elephant in the room (No pun intended) but Russel Crowe really isn't the best singer. He came and saw but alas didn't conquer. He is a very good actor though and he was great at depicting emotion. Javert is full of resentment and we get that from the off. The Confrontation was good but masked a little by the sword fighting. 

Enter little Cosette(newcomer Isabelle Allen) in a beautiful rendition of Castle on a Cloud) and the ever amazing Helena Bohan Carter as the wretched Mme. Thenadier. In all honesty, I adore the Thenadier and Helena's husband (played by Sasha Baron Cohan) where  hilarious! There where laughs all round in the theater. Master of the House was great and I particually love the nod to Santa and Little Eponnie's appearance in the middle of the scheming.When Cosette is finally rescued from the wretched pair, new song Suddenly is there to rip our hearts out a bit with it's beauty. Why so many die-hard Les Miserable fans don't like it, I fail to see. It's beautiful and lyrical and just what the story needed to show Valjean's change of character.. 

I love Gavroche, I really do and I think he;s so understated as a Les Mis charachter. I love his little run through the streets as again Look down is reprised  Here the poor people reminded me a little of zombies but that's just my funny look at things. The students arrive pretty quickly and without a lot of backstory (My Mother's comic timing once again "Where have all the pretty boys come from? Who are they?") Again for someone who might not be schooled in the story or in history moreover, this may have been a source of confusion. Aaron Tveit is a strong Enjoras - the steadfast and beautiful revolutionary boy. I must admit before proceeding that I'm not much of an Eddie Redmayne fan (shoot me, go on) I think it's his voice or demeanor but he makes an alright Marius. I'm still annoyed that the beginning of ABC Cafe was cut as it's one of my favorite parts but alas it wasn't me directing. Also "Grantaire, put that bottle down" - a fan favorite was left out. Maybe we'll see it in the directors cut (if there is one!) In General the student;s aren't really developed as characters. Yes, we see Enjoras is the leader but we don't really get an idea of the other characters which is a bit disappointing. 
 A Heart Full of Love was great as ever (I do like how Redmayne says "Pontmerci.....)  Samantha Barks as ever is an amazing Eponine and she really, really showed her love for Marius and how horrid she felt seeing him in love with someone else so well. On My Own brings a tear to my eye everything I hear her singing it ans again, a great performance! I wish I had her voice! 
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Do You Hear the People Sing is one of my favorite songs and justice is done to it (AMEN) As revolution approaches I love the show of a little bit of Grantaire's personality (Kissing the lady for her chair, the cheaky bugger!) and the students excitement and anticipation is really evident as they build the barricade. The newly mustached Hadley Frasier is this time standing at the other side of the barricade - as a National Guard officer awaiting the kill. It's nice to see a whole host of West End stars taking to the screen. Little People is great - Daniel Huttlestone is going to be a great star in the future methinks! It however, only makes his impending death a little more difficult to bear. I love Hooper's decision to stick to the book as Marius chooses to risk death for the cause. Eponine - ever brave causes one of the storys most heartbreaking deaths as she finally gets what she wants moments before death - to be the arms of her love (A Little Fall of Rain) It has been noted however that once she dies, she's dead and her loss isn't really mentioned again which I think could have been corrected. Grantire's starting of Drink With Me is a great idea and I the boys are clearly terrified at the prospect of death but willing to die for the cause if needs be. Again, this is stripped nice and bare to peel back emotion. Bring Him home is done with very raw emotion - kudos Hugh!

Just when we think we're getting over Eponine's death BANG her little brother is brutely shot as he tried to aid the revolution. Fra Fee killed me here. He has such a brutal cry and as he's pulled back from the barricade by his friend's, I just wanted to scream. As the final battle insues, students fall one by one. The one thing that got my attention her was the students banging on the doors to try and escape their certain death. I never thought such a little action could effect me so much as an audience member and again I wanted to scream at those inside to open up. As the last few students retreat and the army continue their tirade - the looks of fear  nearly did my poor heart in (at this point I was teary eyed) Bang and then there's one - Enjoras rises to die for his Patria but he's not alone and alas he and Grantire die alongside one another (TEARS) They didn't really explain Grantaire being asleep and it looked as though he was just appearing out of a corner .... and there was no hand-holding or "Viva la Republique" I guess Hooper didn't think the book's ending for the much loved pair wouldn't translate well on screen. 

As the film nears a close and Paris returns to it's every day events - Marius recovers in hospital with his love Cosette at his side, I must give Eddie credit - he did an amazing rendition of Empty Chairs and Empty Tables - surrounded by what remains of his friends lives. Once again the Thérnardier's provided some comic relieve but pray wait,  within a minute dear Valjean passes away with a before last song with the bishop and Fantine (Hooper, I like it, i like it a lot!) As the film draws to a close we see a collection of lost souls, revolutionaries and ordinary people alike join in a crusade  chores of Do You Hear the People Sing. I am always a little taken a back by large groups singing in unison and this was perfect ending to a great film! A round of applause all round as the credits roll and all I want to do is watch the film all over again.

In essence, I loved it. I really did. I will also admite I sobbed through the entire thing but I wasn't alone. There where grown men near me crying - one who remarked that he had to "dry his eyes before the lights come up" It's just a tale that has THAT sort of effect on people. Perhaps some parts could have been done far better but it's flaws that we must accept. I also hope to see a director's cut soon! 
Alas, I have finally finished what I wanted to be a brief review. If you've read all of this I owe you a piece of cheesecake or trifle or at least my eternal love.Please keep in mind I'm not a very good writer and my spelling is atrocious - you have been warned.  
What did you think of Les Mis?

Orla xo

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Tuesday 8 January 2013

Sail away for a year and the day...

Hello, it's been a while! I've been busy running working and reading and trying to sleep. I also have a nifthy new laptop so i'll actually be able to use the internet now without having a nervous breakdown. Anyways since it's January, it's sales time again and I have to admit my local stores are ddreadful! I didn't buy one thing this year (except my laptop and  a lipstick) so I decided to take a little trip up to Dublin today. These are the pretty things I got!

 Firstly jewerly. I'm too lazy to get plugs so I decided to buy too pairs of fakes which give the effect, minus the effort. The Topshop pair I had my eye on for ages but wasn't willing to pay 12.50e. I happily got these for 1.50e which made my day. Sadly Topshop didn't have much in my size (or price range) in the sale. The other pair are Miss Selfridge. I dont usually wear rings but I have started wearing them. This skull is from Miss Selfridge and the bow is from Forever 21. 


I a bit of a Disney freak and I have tonnes of Disney hoodies and tees and pjs but still, what's one more? This isn't a sale item but for only 19.95 in Forever 21, it's a steal! It's also adorable and they wash so well that I couldn't leave it there! They have Power Ranger ones too! 
I own far too  many shirts but alas, they're comfey and a style staple. This is a cute little stonewash one from Pennys (Primark) I also got a beautiful black one from New Look for onle 8e! They go with loads and are handy for a trip to town or coffee with friends!


Berska is such a great store in my opinion and it's sorry to say that there's not more of them in Ireland! I got this lovely top there and it goes cute with my gray swing skirt (Pennys again) I got another stripey skirt in H&M - another store we need more of! These are great little spring buys and will be perfect for when the weather gets warmer! 


Finially, I needed new make-up. For the past couple of months I've been using Essence Mousse foundation but now I've decided to try something different. They shade is Light Porceline and it's pale enough for me, thank heck! I have yet to try it propperly though so we'll see! I also got a Biffy Clyro album. 

Spring's coming and I can feel it in the air. I can't wait for lighter clothes and to be able to leave the house without 500 layers! I also can't wait to see what new styles and fashions we see over the next few weeks! This is an exciting time of year in the fashion world!

Did you get anything nice in the sales? 

Órla xo

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